Chinz Ransomware

Chinz Ransomware is a dangerous computer infection, and it doesn’t play around. This program can easily encrypt important documents, and it will leave you scrambling to restore your files. While a public decryption tool might not be available at the moment, you should still remove Chinz Ransomware from your system as soon as possible. For that, you can follow the manual removal guidelines at the bottom of this description, but you can also invest in a security tool that will help you terminate this infection automatically. As for your files, you may have to start collecting everything anew, but don’t feel discouraged by that.

Although Chinz Ransomware seems to be a new player on the block, the truth is that this application comes from a prominent infection family. We know for sure that it is a part of the PHOBOS Ransomware group. As such, the infection must be related to BBC Ransomware, Jope Ransomware, Revon Ransomware, and a few other infections we have discussed before. It means that all these programs are based on the same malicious code, and it is only slightly tweaked whenever a new application is released.

Also, Chinz Ransomware must be employing the same distribution methods as its predecessors, so if you know how the previous programs from the PHOBOS Ransomware group spread around, you should be able to avoid Chinz Ransomware, too. However, users often do not realize that things like spam email attachments and various files they receive via unknown third parties could be dangerous.

Of course, most of the spam emails that reach us get filtered straight into our trash or junk folders at once. We don’t have to worry about that. However, there are spam email messages that manage to slither into the main inbox, too. Those messages are more sophisticated, and they often look like online shopping invoices, financial reports, or even job offers (depending on the spam campaign that is used to spread the infection). Hence, users get tricked into opening the attached file, thinking it is some important document. Nevertheless, you should also ask yourself whether you’ve been looking forward to this message, or if it came unexpectedly. If the message sounds urgent, and it seems that it tries to make you open the document, it is very likely that it is malicious. Thus, you should remove the file at once. But if you don’t know whether the file is legitimate or not, you can scan it with a security tool before opening.

If you fail to protect yourself and your system from Chinz Ransomware, you will have a computer full of encrypted files, and you will not be able to access your data. Also, the infection will drop a ransom note on your desktop, where you can read the following:

All your files have been encrypted!
All your files have been encrypted due to a security problem with your PC. If you want to restore them, write us to the e-mail yuzhou12@tutanota.com
<…>
You have to pay for decryption in Bitcoins. The price depends on how fast you write to us. After payment we will send you the tool that will decrypt all your files.

The message goes on and on to say what you are supposed to do and how you can check whether the people behind Chinz Ransomware would really decrypt your files. However, no matter what you do, you should never contact these criminals to restore your files. Paying the ransom would only encourage these criminals to create more infections. You should focus on removing Chinz Ransomware right now, and then look for ways to restore your files.

Of course, if you have a file back-up, then your problems are solved, so to speak. Just remove Chinz Ransomware, delete the encrypted files, and then transfer the healthy copies back into your hard drive. But, if you don’t have such privilege, don’t feel discouraged. Consider addressing a local professional for other file recovery options, because you might have your files saved someplace else without even realizing it.

Also, you should think about investing in a powerful security tool to protect your system from various threats. With that, don’t forget that you should also be careful about the emails you receive from unfamiliar parties.

How to Remove Chinz Ransomware

1. Remove the latest files from Desktop.
2. Remove the latest files from the Downloads folder.
3. Press Win+R and type %TEMP%. Click OK.
4. Remove all the files from the directory.
5. Run a full system scan with a security tool.